Sensex loses more than 500 points, biggest fall in 6 months

All sectoral indices closed in red with FMCG shares performing the worst. Realty stocks closed down by 1.99 per cent.

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IndiaToday.in

Mumbai

September 11, 2018

UPDATED: September 11, 2018 18:35 IST

Sensex touched a low of 37,361.20 during the trading session on Tuesday. (Photo: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTS

BSE Sensex lost more than 500 points and closed at 37,413.13

At closing bell, NSE Nifty stood at 11,287.50

The tumbling rupee touched a new low of 72.74 against the dollar

The equity indices witnessed the biggest fall in six months as the BSE Sensex lost more than 500 points and closed at 37,413.13 on Tuesday. At closing bell, NSE Nifty stood at 11,287.50 as against its previous close of 11,483.10.

(Source: bseindia.com)

The tumbling rupee touched a new low of 72.74 against the US dollar during the afternoon session. The weak global trade sentiment and expectation of rise in inflation rate suppressed the value of the rupee.

All sectoral indices closed in red, with FMCG shares performing the worst. Realty stocks closed down by 1.99 per cent.